Rep. James Comer (R-KY) has struggled to find the evidence that can link President Joe Biden to a global bribery scheme he first alleged. After being unable to produce tapes he claimed were "proof" of the scheme, Comer now says he wants answers from the Donald Trump-appointed prosecutor who went after Hunter Biden.
“I think the US attorney will be invited to testify" to one of the House committees, Comer said of U.S. Attorney David Weiss.
It was announced on Tuesday that the younger Biden would accept a guilty plea for unpaid taxes, and if he could complete two years of monitored sobriety, the gun charge against him would be dropped.
It's not enough for Republicans who think Hunter Biden should be imprisoned. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) demanded that he be imprisoned for ten years.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was so determined to attack Biden that she brought up systemic racism, comparing the Biden charge to rapper Kodak Black, who lied on multiple applications to purchase four weapons on separate occasions. While racism in sentencing has been a documented problem in the justice system, the cases Greene cites aren't exactly apples to apples. Biden didn't have any prior arrests or additional charges. Prosecutors in the Kodak case also wanted to throw the book at him for an alleged prison fight that injured a corrections officer, The Guardian reported.
Comer also wants the DOJ to answer whether the case is "ongoing."
The language in the case was that the weapons charge was still "pending." Republicans took that to mean the case was still going on. What it actually means is that the DOJ could still charge Biden if he breaks the parole agreement. On the guns charge, Biden must remain clean of drugs for two years and then the charge would be let go. If he doesn't remain clean, the charge can come back.
Comer also demanded the records in the case.
But when CNN's Manu Raju asked if it's a problem that Weiss is a Republican appointee, Comer dodged the question.
"I've been critical of Trump. I think that even Trump himself has admitted he made some mistakes in hiring. I'm not saying he made a mistake with the U.S. attorney in Delaware or not," he said.
